// Here We Go Again... //

New school supplies, a perfectly clean and organized classroom, a fresh crop of students. Back-to-school is one of the most exciting times of the year for teachers! We talk about plans for our new students, ideas for classes, and eagerness to reconnect with colleagues, but what we don’t speak of are the dreaded back-to-school blues. Don’t deny it. Whether you started school a month ago, last week, or even mid-summer...I think almost everyone feels at least a small twinge of the blues as summer dwindles away and you get back into work mode. Here’s 5 ways I keep my chin up, focus on the excitement of a brand new year, and start off on the right foot when it’s back-to-school-time!

// Featured in SCHOLASTIC INSTRUCTOR Magazine! //

Some of these tips were chosen and featured in the back-to-school issue of ScholasticInstructor magazine! {SQUEAL!} Read about them below, and check out more infoin the magazine article.

{CLICK each image below to be taken to the full article to read more details, tips, & tricks!}

#1) MANAGE MUNCHIES

#2) GIVING FEELS GOOD

PS: See my PREVIOUS post from this week for a FULL POST on my favorite colleague teacher gifts!!{You'll see simple steps and inexpensive items needed to make super cute goodies.}